WANAKA ANNUAL RACES.
The above meeting was hold on Friday and Saturday last. The attendance was good, and tho sport very enjoyable. The weather on Friday was miserable, but Saturday turned out fine. The following are the results of tho racing: First Day. Maiden Plate, of Lls. One mile. Weight for age. T. Tuohy’a b g Speculation, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Ballantyno) ... ... 1 A. Gunn’s b m Idle Girl, aged, lost 11b (W. Smith) ... '.. ... 2 B. Duhig’s b g Boughleen Dhoun (O. Fraser) ... ... ... 3 Six others started, but the three placed wore the only horses in the races. Ladies’ Purse, of Lls. For all horses. Gentleman riders. Welter weights for age. ■ One mile and a half. S. Waddell’s b g Young Leamington, 12st (Gunn) ... ■' ... ... ... 1 T. C. Hill’s Unknown, aged, 12st (Owner) 2 H. S. Thomson’s Croydon, 12st (Owner) 3 Shorts, of L 5. Ha’f-mile heats without dismounting. Catch weights. D. M(Gregor'sClyde' ... ... 11 T. 0. Hill’s Jack 22 Three others started. . Newcastle Handicap, of L2O. One mile. T. C. Hill’s Unknown, aged, 9st (M'Glashan) ... ... ... 1 T. Tnohy’s King Billy, 5 yrs, Sst 61b (Fraser) ... ... ... ... 2 T. Russell’s Lady Pembroke, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Fraser) ... ... ... 3 Ivauhoe, Flora, and Fawn also rar. Second Day. Elswick Plate, of Lls, For 3-year olds bred in the district. One mile. To carry Bst 101b. T. Tuohy’a Speculation .. (G. Fraser) I H. S. Thomson’s Nina ... (Ba’.lantyue) 2 T. Russell’s Wanaka ... (M'Larcn) 3 Hurdle, Race of LJS. One mile and a half, over six flights of hnrdles. H. S. Thorason’s Croydon, aged, 11st 41b (Phillips) i : .... , ... 1 Crisp’s O.tepopo, 6yrs, list j(Urquhart) 2 G. Partridge’s Fire-eater, • aged, 12st • (Swan).- ■. ..... .. .... 3 Wanaka Ha-nmcap, of L 33,' with a sweepstake of one sow, to go to second' horse.. Distance, two miles. . T. Tuphy’a Port.Philip Bjick, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (Fraser) ... ... ■ ... 1 T. C. Hill’s Unknown, aged, 9st 121b (M'Glashan) ... .... ... 2 S. Waddell’s Young Leamington, aged, Bst 121b (Owner) ... ... ... 3 Ivanhoe,-fist,..and Dnngiven Lais, Bst, also ran. This was a good raze, and lay between the' Buck and Unknown, the former just winning it by a head. Hack Race, oPLS. For untrained torses. One Mile. Catch weights. M'Gregor’a Clyde won this, Frances being second, and Artful Joe.third. Consolation Handicap, of L 5, with entrance added. A. Gunn’s Idle Girl, 7st (Fraser) ... 1 I. Loughnan’s Frances, 7st (Low) .. 2 J. Laing’s Flora, 7st Gib (Potter) ... 3 The Hospital Race, of 6 sovs., collected on the course, for which there were five entries, was won by J. Allan’s Stanley.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 704, 15 October 1875, Page 3
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